A Hologram Goblin Explains delusion

Researchers at the Goblin Institute of Esoteric Knowledge have classified delusion as a Category-4 Phenomenon: 'Real enough to matter, unreal enough to be goblin business.'

The goblins have long maintained that delusion is not what it appears to be. Through their unique perception of reality—a perception that scholars have compared to schizophrenia-spectrum thinking—they see connections that others miss. A goblin once traded a bag of stolen buttons for the secret of delusion, and never once regretted the exchange.

Variant Goblin Readings of transmission

To a goblin, transmission is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about transmission feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

dossier: A Goblin Sideways Look

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as dossier. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on delusion, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.